trotskyism
/ˈtɹɑt.ski(ː).i.zəm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The left-wing political philosophy named after and based on the ideas of Leon Trotsky that is characterized by international socialism, opposition to Stalinism, the theory of permanent revolution and the theory of the vanguard party.
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Etymology
Etymology tree English Trotsky Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Trotskyism From Trotsky + -ism.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɹɑt.ski(ː).i.zəm/
- British English: /ˈtɹɒt.skɪ.ɪ.z(ə)m/